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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,285 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1979, and 1,531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,626 collisions in Waltham Forest.

Collisions in 1979
1,285
Casualties in 1979
1,531
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1979

0.9% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1979 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious16313%
  • Slight1,11086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious17712%
  • Slight1,34288%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,285.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025502569
2024499613
2023505580
2022563662
2021597674
2020581677
2019659788
2018712843
2017677839
2016672821
2015642805
2014758952
2013560634
2012609730
2011662813
2010633786
2009592736
2008732927
2007670839
2006718905
2005777918
2004750895
20038381,078
20028451,079
20018821,120
20009871,300
19999721,173
19989871,229
19979321,131
19961,0171,209
19951,0341,236
19941,0361,203
19939641,141
19921,0251,235
19911,0321,249
19901,1011,328
19891,1781,375
19881,0821,287
19871,0991,317
19861,0701,306
19851,0791,277
19841,2211,436
19831,1991,429
19821,2761,559
19811,1351,426
19801,2801,579
19791,2851,531

When and where crashes happen in Waltham Forest in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (14%)
  • Tuesday200 (16%)
  • Wednesday171 (13%)
  • Thursday213 (17%)
  • Friday199 (15%)
  • Saturday188 (15%)
  • Sunday140 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (6.5%)
  • February74 (5.8%)
  • March98 (7.6%)
  • April111 (8.6%)
  • May122 (9.5%)
  • June99 (7.7%)
  • July118 (9.2%)
  • August103 (8%)
  • September120 (9.3%)
  • October131 (10%)
  • November116 (9%)
  • December109 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight910 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds190 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Other1,073 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry919 (72%)
  • Wet or damp325 (25%)
  • Snow41 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,203 (94%)
  • 40 mph63 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph19 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout48 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded896 (70%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (36%)
  • Pedestrian445 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist95 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant67 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10131 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15129 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20286 (19%)
  • 21 to 25172 (11%)
  • 26 to 35204 (13%)
  • 36 to 45156 (10%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65101 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.6%)
  • Over 7533 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded75 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider749 (49%)
  • Pedestrian445 (29%)
  • Passenger337 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,358 (63%)
  • Motorcycle286 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach105 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle45 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Waltham Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 47th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1979

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1979: 236, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112236277325
2ndA104129155013
3rdA1189103012
4thA50386111314
5thA1006709018
6thA406546917
7thA106516622
8thB160414503
9thA1009293504
10thA110253103
11thA114243312
12thB179222703
13thA1069131502
14thB161101402
15thB1698801
16thA10375602
17thA11125501
18thA10073400
19thA122201
20thB1462400

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years